the latest CJR Newsletter! Most of you will already be aware of CJR ...

10.
www.cjrprop.com
Sunseeker launches
the CJR equipped 40 Metre Yacht
at Southampton Boat Show
Ten years since the Dorset based builder
launched its 105, and 12 years after it
decided to enter the superyacht market,
Sunseeker has presented a new flagship,
the 40 Metre Yacht.
Launched at this
year’s Southampton
Boat Show, Sunseeker’s
latest, and largest ever superyacht,
is a significant achievement for both
Sunseeker and CJR Propulsion;
representing the pinnacle of
both organisations’ engineering
achievements. The breathtaking
yacht, named Tanvas, is designed
and built to RINA unrestricted
navigation classification and features
a full sterngear system from CJR
Propulsion.
CJR’s managing
director, Mark
Russell, commented
on the project: “This is a
great example of CJR working
with designers, yards, and other
suppliers, to produce the very best
yacht possible. From conception to
delivery, we managed the relationship
with those involved and ensured that
everything worked perfectly from day
one. As the largest project CJR had
ever undertaken, there was a degree
of the unknown but we’ve achieved
the highest standards of quality and
engineering, delivering the sterngear
system on time, and utilising the
latest technology available, to
produce a truly world class package.”
The 40 Metre Yacht retains some of
the best elements of the Sunseeker’s
previously largest project, the 37m,
which was also equipped with CJR’s
sterngear systems. And, even with a
displacement of 200 tons, the 131 foot
yacht is said to hit the same speed
as her smaller sister, managing to
reach 24 knots. However, Robert
Braithwaite, Sunseeker’s CEO, hinted
she could go even faster, with a
prototype, tested back in May, hitting
31 knots. Power comes courtesy of
MTU’s 4000 Series and range is said
to be 1,500 nautical miles at 10 to 12
knots. The bespoke CJR sterngear
package includes RINA approved
shafts, stern tubes, P-brackets and
rudders and a newly developed tiller
and tie bar system.
Sunseeker’s head of engineering
for the 40 Metre Yacht, Albert
Gracia, remarked on working with
the Southampton based propulsion
specialist: “It is always a pleasure to
work with a professional company
like CJR and this project was no
exception. The 40 Metre Yacht came
with its own set of distinct challenges,
but working together we found the
best ways to fit and handle these
large pieces of equipment in a way
which brought the biggest gains and
avoided any potential issues. Just like
the previous Sunseeker projects they
have been involved with, together we
make a great team.”
Looking beyond the similarities, the
40 Metre Yacht also features some
impressive improvements. One of
the most noticeable changes is the
increased rake of stern and a sharp,
ocean-going bow, giving the 40
Metre Yacht a sleek and streamlined
profile, especially when compared to
the current 37m, it’s therefore little
wonder the company already has
several 40 Metre Yachts in production
– and more on order as far in advance
as 2012.
011.
www.cjrprop.com